Wichita eagle., 1887-08-17
RAMBLEs ABOUT EUROPE.
From England to Egypt Especially for
the Eagle.
NO. XVII.

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, July 26, 'S7.
Waterloo Is distant about twelve mile
, from Brussels. The coupe containing
eight of us from the hotel to the statio
furnished about the only episode, thus far
of an exciting character. We were bowl
ing along the principal street of the cit,
when our team collided with foolish youn.
man who, with mattress on his head
which he was in the act of conveying t.
a customer, miscalculated bis speed or tn,
width of the street. To try to avert ca.
lamity our driver dextrously threw hi
horses, but unfortunately, not in time tt
enable the young man to escape unscathed
The victim was led off limping, the mat
tress was rescued without serious damage
and the driver, who had gotten his horses
onto thier feet again, was whipping them up
to gain lost time when a mob swooped
down upon us, seized the brides of the
horses and made such demonstrations of
wrath as made more than one of our party
turn pale. Things looked quite serious
when squad of police armed with swords
rushed into the crowd, motioned the men
to let 90 the brides of the horses, and af-
! ter taking the number of the coupe, held
back the crowd and babe the driver to go
ahead, and he did so with right good will.
The train bore us along rapidly over a
beautiful landscape almost totally devoid of
fences, presenting at this season of the year
the appearance of many hued piece of
Mosaic work on a stupendous scale, every
acre of land being In cultivation In sue
cession of small squares or stripes, ranging
in extent from one to ten acres. There
seemed to be no dividing lines between
these well cultivated gardens or farms, and
mixed husbandry it was evident, univer-
sally prevailed. Casting the eye in any
direction and the view that met 1t would be
something like this. A strip of rye, ready
for the sickle, color yellow ochre; a strip of
wheat just past the milk state, light
amber; a patch of potatoes, dark green;
another of beets, light green; one of clover,
rose pink; and this method of small farm
ing I found to be the custom wherever l
travelled through Belgium. The land Is
farmed for all there is in it, and counting
turnips and cabbage as crop, is made to
do double duty in season. The rye cut
close to the ground, as it is the invariable
custom and placed in shocks is so tall that
on first sight one is deluded into the belief
that it is field of Indian corn treated on
the Pennsylvania plan in which fodder"
enters into the economy of the barn yard.
The wheat grows to the height of WON
ans head, and the fields are carefully CLEAN
ed by children and old men so that what
goes to waste On Kansas grain field of
some magnitude, would bread family here
for season. Wherever l go in my ramb-
lings I am struck with the close economy
practiced by all people on
this side of the water. Nothing is allowed
go to waste, and this applies to hotels as
well as to individuals. Instead of a great
variety of meats, vegetables, ETC., being
placed before you promiscuously, inside |
dishes, you are limited in both selection
and quantity, and you are very liable to eat
just what you are offered, served in half
dozen courses; instead Of having the major |
part of it returned to the kitchen, to be |
hauled off by some Black Joe and returned |
to your table months afterward, transform
ed into the choicest pork chops and sau
sage. The refuse from European hotel
would metamorphase ''chuffy," well con-
ented Kansas fed Poland China into such
An unsi ghtly "elmpeeler" that death in
any other form than by starvation would
De relief
We are now in land where each one
must furnish his own soap. AS Captain
summers predicted, Cork was not the only
,lace where candle would light us to bed.
lur morning repast consists of bread, but
er and coffee. The noon day meal Of
,read, cold meat and the thinest kind of
water, the evening meal or dinner, of soup
nd a clean plate, fish and a clean plate,
neat, potatoes and some other vegetable
nd clean plate, fowl and clean plate,
udding or ices and clean plate, cheese
nd butter and clean plate and finally (
ruit, nuts and cake on another clean plate
)nly water with the addition of ice is
erved, although the frequent popping of
orks to be heard, might create suspicion
hat other liquids could be obtained by in
ervie wing the butter. Such bill of fare
s have described will cost the individual 6
bout So so per day exclusive of wines of l
Ihich a good brand will stand an epicure c
rom 81 so to So 90 per bottle. Although I
am of the opinion that the bulk of the l
ines used at the European hotels does not L
Sceed seventy five cents a bottle. Now I
on must imagine that this is depression from @
le real subject. This letter has occurred T
hilst enroute to the battle field of Water L
10, which name by the way as you know, J
a misnomer. Instead of leaving the v
ain at Waterloo station we go on two or g
lree miles further and here We find con- d
eyances to carry us to the battle ground P
efore arriving there, however, a high, u
me shaped hill with bronze lion on its
,ex greets us and this object, which can :,
: seen for miles Is the only monument to O
,mmemorate the decisive engagement Ii
lat occurred here June IS, 1915. between l